# Worldwide bacon shortage **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 27, 2012, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worldwide-bacon-shortage/636027 "2012-09-27T15:24:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2012, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worldwide-bacon-shortage/636027/1 "2012-09-27T15:24:48Z")
[Bacon shortage worldwide ‘unavoidable’ UK pig group says](http://lifeinc.today.com/_news/2012/09/25/14095135-bacon-shortage-worldwide-unavoidable-uk-pig-group-says?chromedomain=bottomline) So much hogwash, if you ask me. At least here, there are plenty of fat pigs. But suppose there really was a shortage of smoked porcine flesh. What’s your alternative? The first thing that comes to my mind is kippers. ---
**Author:** ![SirRay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/cc9497/32.png) [@SirRay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SirRay)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2012, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worldwide-bacon-shortage/636027/2 "2012-09-27T17:05:46Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > [Bacon shortage worldwide ‘unavoidable’ UK pig group says](http://lifeinc.today.com/_news/2012/09/25/14095135-bacon-shortage-worldwide-unavoidable-uk-pig-group-says?chromedomain=bottomline) > > So much hogwash, if you ask me. At least here, there are plenty of fat pigs. > > But suppose there really was a shortage of smoked porcine flesh. What’s your alternative? The first thing that comes to my mind is kippers. Turkey Bacon? This bacon shortage just might have an effect on ham too..😃 ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2012, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worldwide-bacon-shortage/636027/3 "2012-09-27T17:21:02Z")
Bacon availability runs in streaks. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2012, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worldwide-bacon-shortage/636027/4 "2012-09-27T17:33:17Z")
Your thread title nearly triggered a panic-attack. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2012, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worldwide-bacon-shortage/636027/5 "2012-09-27T17:39:40Z")
Speaking of bacon, Cash & Carry has been a good source. The Cloverdale Meats brand comes in six-pound portions, divided into two, three-pound vacuum-sealed sections. We portion it out into plastic-wrapped packets with about 24 strips in each. That way we can have three weeks’ worth of bacon in the fridge, and the rest stays in the freezer until it’s needed. ---
**Author:** ![Rachellelogram](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rachellelogram/32/8689_2.png) [@Rachellelogram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachellelogram)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2012, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worldwide-bacon-shortage/636027/6 "2012-09-27T17:54:46Z")
I wonder what human bacon would taste like. And what would we call it. Soylent porkle? ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2012, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worldwide-bacon-shortage/636027/7 "2012-09-27T17:56:28Z")
> [@Rachellelogram](#): > > I wonder what human bacon would taste like. And what would we call it. Soylent porkle? Long Pig Bacon ---
**Author:** ![SirRay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/cc9497/32.png) [@SirRay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SirRay)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2012, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worldwide-bacon-shortage/636027/8 "2012-09-27T17:57:16Z")
> [@Rachellelogram](#): > > I wonder what human bacon would taste like. And what would we call it. Soylent porkle? It already has a name: [Long Pork](http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/long_pork) (or the “other white meat”) ---
**Author:** ![OtisCampbellWasRight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/d78d45/32.png) [@OtisCampbellWasRight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OtisCampbellWasRight)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2012, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worldwide-bacon-shortage/636027/9 "2012-09-27T18:22:36Z")
> [@CalMeacham](#): > > Long Pig Bacon Bela Lagosi/ Are we not men?/Bela This is truly the first sign of the Apocalypse…NO MORE SMOKY GOODNESS!!! I would make my own bacon if the shortage were real. Lamb bacon is really good too. Slight hijack: am I the only one who is supremely disappointed with turkey bacon? It is so unsatifying that I end up eating twice as much. So where’s the calorie savings there? :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![davidm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidm/32/225_2.png) [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2012, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worldwide-bacon-shortage/636027/10 "2012-09-27T18:22:57Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > But suppose there really was a shortage of smoked porcine flesh. What’s your alternative? The first thing that comes to my mind is kippers. Both are required. [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=657126&highlight=kippered+bacon](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=657126&highlight=kippered+bacon) ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2012, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worldwide-bacon-shortage/636027/11 "2012-09-27T18:53:37Z")
The original article was referring to what Americans call “[Canadian bacon](http://www.slate.com/articles/business/moneybox/2012/09/unavoidable_bacon_shortage_u_k_s_national_pig_association_has_everyone_worried_about_the_price_of_pork_.html).” So even if there was a shortage, the only people affected would be those who eat Egg McMuffins, and the effect would be that it would cost more: you could still get bacon if you were willing to pay extra. ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2012, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worldwide-bacon-shortage/636027/12 "2012-09-28T14:22:49Z")
he US may be OK anyways. According to this, the prices may go up but it will still be available. [http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/bacon-shortage-baloney-european-pork-shortage-affect-u-s-report-article-1.1169709](http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/bacon-shortage-baloney-european-pork-shortage-affect-u-s-report-article-1.1169709) Everyone can ease up on the plans to barbeque their neighbor now. ---
**Author:** ![aruvqan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aruvqan/32/2891_2.png) [@aruvqan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aruvqan)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2012, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worldwide-bacon-shortage/636027/13 "2012-09-28T16:03:00Z")
Meh, if bacon was so important to me, I would just go buy a piglet or two every spring and fatten them up on my own. Life on a small plot of land can make grocery shopping interesting. Time for the roomie to go chase the geese out of the front yard again. ---
**Author:** ![Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kolak_of_twilo/32/73_2.png) [@Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kolak_of_Twilo)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2012, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worldwide-bacon-shortage/636027/14 "2012-09-28T17:20:01Z")
> [@SirRay](#): > > Turkey Bacon? _TURKEY_ bacon?!?!? Turkey bacon is a vile, disgusting, abomination and threatens to destroy all that is good and right in the world. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2012, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worldwide-bacon-shortage/636027/15 "2012-09-28T18:26:19Z")
I’ve had beef bacon and it’s pretty good. I’ve heard you can get lamb bacon but I’ve never seen it. ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2012, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worldwide-bacon-shortage/636027/16 "2012-09-28T18:29:19Z")
> [@Kolak\_of\_Twilo](#): > > _TURKEY_ bacon?!?!? > > Turkey bacon is a vile, disgusting, abomination and threatens to destroy all that is good and right in the world. I’m a little forgiving when it comes to turkey bacon. Yeah I know it’s not _real_ bacon, but sometimes it’s there anyway and I’m higher up on the food chain, so in my mouth it goes. No one ever accused Velveeta of being a real cheese and I don’t seek that orange glop out, but if it’s there in a cheese dip, I may dunk a chip into it. In any case, real bacon \> turkey bacon. ---
**Author:** ![johnpost](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f17d59/32.png) [@johnpost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/johnpost)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2012, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worldwide-bacon-shortage/636027/17 "2012-09-28T18:48:37Z")
all the bacon will be bought up to extract bacon flavor. so there will be plenty of bacony flavored things, just no bacon. bacon ice cream will still be available. ---
**Author:** ![Lochdale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/edb3f5/32.png) [@Lochdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lochdale)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2012, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worldwide-bacon-shortage/636027/18 "2012-09-28T18:59:37Z")
Vegan propaganda. ---
**Author:** ![gazpacho](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/6f9a4e/32.png) [@gazpacho](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gazpacho)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2012, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worldwide-bacon-shortage/636027/19 "2012-09-28T19:16:39Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > I’ve had beef bacon and it’s pretty good. I’ve heard you can get lamb bacon but I’ve never seen it. I have never seen beef bacon but the restaurant down the street from me makes lamb bacon. My wife and our friends really like it but I prefer their pork bacon. ---
**Author:** ![njtt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ecd19e/32.png) [@njtt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/njtt)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2012, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worldwide-bacon-shortage/636027/20 "2012-09-28T20:08:01Z")
This will happen when pigs fly! [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worldwide-bacon-shortage/636027.md?page=2)